I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*The Green Thing Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days." The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations." She was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day. * * Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day. We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day. Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day. Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?),not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

The Hotel Bill An elderly lady decided to give herself a big treat for her significant birthday by staying overnight in one of Chicago 's most expensive hotel.When she checked out next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250.00. She exploded and demanded to know why the charge was so high. "It's a nice hotel but the rooms certainly aren't worth $250.00 for just an overnight stop without even breakfast." The clerk told her that $250.00 is the 'standard rate' so she insisted on speaking to the Manager. The Manager appeared and forewarned by the desk clerk announced: "the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center which are available for use." ''But I didn't use them," she said. ''Well, they are here, and you could have," explained the Manager. He went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which the hotel is famous. "We have the best entertainers from New York , Los Angeles , and Las Vegas performing here," the Manager said."But I didn't go to any of those shows," she said.Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replied. No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, "But I didn't use it!" The Manager was unmoved, so she decided to pay, wrote a check and gave it to the Manager. The Manager was surprised when he looked at the check. " But madam, this check is only made out for $50.00." ' 'That's correct. I charged you $200.00 for sleeping with me," she replied. "But I didn't!" exclaims the very surprised Manager. "Well, too bad, I was here, and you could have."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

IF I DIDN'T HAVE A DOG OR CAT

I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.

My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of hair.

When the doorbell rings, it wouldn't sound like a kennel.

When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through fuzzy bodies who beat me there.

I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

I would have money, and no guilt to go on a real vacation.

I would not be on a first-name basis with 6 veterinarians, as I put their yet unborn grandkids through college.

The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: out, sit, down, come, no, stay, and leave it ALONE.

My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.

I would not talk 'baby talk'. 'Eat your din din'. 'Yummy yummy for the tummy'...

My house would not look like a day care center, toys everywhere.

My pockets would not contain things like poop bags, treats and an extra leash.

I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L,, W-A-L-K,, T-R-E-A-T,, O-U-T,, G-O,, R-I-D-E,, C-O-O-K-I-E.

I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside.

I would not look strangely at people who think having ONE dog/cat ties them down too much.

I'd look forward to spring and the rainy season instead of dreading 'mud' season.

I would not have to answer the question

'Why do you have so many animals?' from people who will never have the joy in their lives of knowing they are loved unconditionally by someone as close to an ANGEL as they will ever get.

How EMPTY my life would be!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good morning everyboomer.

I hate to say this, but as far as other humans are concerned, I'm perfectly happy living alone, but if I didn't have my birdie I would feel incredibly empty.

Another day, another diner is at hand. ￼

As long as the days keep coming I'm pretty happy. ￼

It’s when they stop coming that I have the problem. If they ever stop coming I'm going to have to file a complaint with management.

If the squeeky wheel gets the oil then I should be soaked in oil cause my body is so squeeky I have to wear ear plugs all day.

As far as the diner goes, if you have any complaints at all, the buck stops with me, and then I deposit it in my account, so please keep ‘em coming.￼

Then I can say 'another day, another dollar'......or two.

Thank you! ￼

Have a happy, complaint free day everyone.

joe￼

Edited by gymcandy1 (11/27/1211:09 PM)

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Good Morning Joe, Ana, niteowl, Haroula and Cailyn. Sounds like everyone is having a stressful time. Hope things calms down for everyone. Cailyn we got about 3 inches of snow. Lots of black ice out there this morning! I won't be walking to early today. Gail, Connie and l4l hope things are looking better today. Wishing all a peaceful day.

Good morning eberyone. Gail, I'm sorry your tests weren't good. Prayers and Hugs on the way. Hubby will have his test tomorrow, but we won't get the results until Tuesday. That's when he will see the Dr. He was sick last night, but seems to be better this morning. To all here and all who follow, have a Wonderful Hump day. Danish and French Toast in the NC.

Loved the GREEN thing, Joe! Sending it to all my friends. Ah the memories of lugging heavy Pepsi bottles back to the store to get some pennies to use in the gumball machine and get 'prizes' (plastic charms) which I still have to this day proudly displayed in a glass jar. My sister and I would compete to see who could get the most from the machine. The nice guy at the deli started packing one of the gumball machines with more charms than gum because he saw how much fun we had. Sometimes if you were really good on jiggling the handle, you could get 4 or 5 charms at a time instead of just one. Loved those day of childhood. Yup, we had no GREEN, just a load of fun.

Hi all. It's now afternoon and I still haven't vac'd the apartment yet. I have to get to it. Hi Gail. I'm lovin my apartment more everyday. I missed something about your results from your dr's appointment?

We have been doing some decorating this afternoon. This morning I went by Kohl's and picked up a pair of jeans. Penny's quit carrying my brand but Kohl's have them. :yay: Then went on to the grocery store.

Midgie, gonna take some pics of your new apartment?

Gail, I guess I will go back to yesterday and see about your results.

Prayers going out to all who are in need. Hugs to all of you.

Bets

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